diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index 176cb274..5232246e 100644
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -2419,9 +2419,11 @@ int uwsgi_start(void *v_argv) {
 #ifdef __linux__
 	uwsgi_set_cgroup();
 
+#if !defined(__ia64__)
 	if (uwsgi.ns) {
 		linux_namespace_jail();
 	}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	uwsgi_hooks_run(uwsgi.hook_in_jail, "in-jail", 1);
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 3a5c251b..c45b2460 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -3163,8 +3163,10 @@ int uwsgi_str3_num(char *);
 int uwsgi_str4_num(char *);
 
 #ifdef __linux__
+#if !defined(__ia64__)
 	void linux_namespace_start(void *);
 	void linux_namespace_jail(void);
+#endif
 	int uwsgi_netlink_veth(char *, char *);
 	int uwsgi_netlink_veth_attach(char *, pid_t);
 	int uwsgi_netlink_ifup(char *);
diff --git a/uwsgiconfig.py b/uwsgiconfig.py
index 9aaeb583..f08ba22d 100644
--- a/uwsgiconfig.py
+++ b/uwsgiconfig.py
@@ -542,8 +542,9 @@ class uConf(object):
 
         report['kernel'] = uwsgi_os
 
-        if uwsgi_os == 'Linux' and uwsgi_cpu != 'ia64':
-            self.gcc_list.append('lib/linux_ns')
+        if uwsgi_os == 'Linux':
+            if uwsgi_cpu != 'ia64':
+                self.gcc_list.append('lib/linux_ns')
             try:
                 lk_ver = uwsgi_os_k.split('.')
                 if int(lk_ver[0]) <= 2 and int(lk_ver[1]) <= 6 and int(lk_ver[2]) <= 9: